Show Kicked Backed by the Elephant Among circus stories said saida a Cincinnati veteran was one about a Delaware tough A circus story ran visited Newcastle and the town tough turned out th afternoon of cof its arrival to see what sort of a circus it was wasA wasA wasA A making his usual round shouting Off the there Off the came sud suddenly suddenly denly on the town tough who was lean leaning leaning leaning ing against the canvas tent wall in the sun smoking a corncob TC Ye to me ye stranger said the tough hunching up his shoulders very wickedly Oh no sir said the frightened by the toughs size I r only just wanted to warn you sir that its a little dangerous to lean against the tent that way as the elephant might kick you sir The tough snorted with contempt Drat yer er elephant he growled Ill Til clean out the hull show elephant an all if ye give sive me any of ot yer lip Up The man slunk off humbly and a few minutes later went inside and told the boss The boss who weighed over and stood six feet six in his socks rocks chuckled and took up one of the enormous mallets used to drive In tent pegs Show me where hes leaning was w wall all he said The led the boss to the place where the toughs form made a along along along long oval dent in the The boss chuckling again fixed his eye on that spot just below the toughs coat coattails coattails coattails tails where the dent was deepest and swinging the mallet twice round his head he struck with all his might There was a dull thud a cry of pain and fear and the tough leaped ten feet then made off down the road as fast as ashe ashe ashe he could run the matter Peleg the in inhabitants Inhabitants InhabItants habitants shouted as he tore through the town Been kicked by the elephant he replied Detroit Free Press |